This is a single center prospective observational study in 870 consecutive cardiac surgery patients over a 3-month period at a tertiary care institute in India.
<h4 id="absSec_3">Resultsh4>In linear regression analysis, GV was a significant predictor of length of stay in intensive care unit (LOS-ICU) (beta 0.102, p = 0.007) and rise in creatinine after surgery (beta 0.229, p < 0.001). Mean POC-BG was a significant positive predictor of length of stay in hospital (LOS-hospital) (beta 0.1, p = 0.004). In multivariable logistic regression analysis, GV predicted prolonged LOS-ICU (p = 0.006, OR 1.016) and acute kidney injury (p < 0.001, OR 1.034).
<h4 id="absSec_4">Conclusionh4>This study showed that GV, as measured by standard deviation, was a predictor of LOS-ICU, rise in creatinine and AKI after cardiac surgery. GV is therefore a new dimension in postoperative glycemic management in cardiac surgery patients, which needs to be explored.